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** Sending U.S. troops back into Somalia would be folly ([link removed])
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By Michael Horton on Jul 06, 2021 06:51 am
Trump's instincts to withdraw them from the country were right. Now the Pentagon seems to be reverting back to old, failed strategies.
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** To the end, Rumsfeld was never held accountable for what he unleashed ([link removed])
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By Daniel Larison on Jun 30, 2021 09:49 pm
Known for his swagger and jingoistic approach to the job, the former Secretary of Defense later became a symbol of Iraq War failure.
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** Ethiopia on the brink of collapse as the Tigray conflict reaches a boiling point ([link removed])
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By Alex de Waal on Jun 30, 2021 05:12 pm
The country’s erratic prime minister continues to fan the flames.
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** The Stryker is a ‘deathtrap’ but you’re paying for it anyway ([link removed])
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By Mark Perry on Jun 30, 2021 03:50 am
Despite cuts, the Army wants nearly $1B to upgrade a vehicle that literally put our soldiers in harm's way. But it's a big boon for the contractor.
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** US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria are blatantly unconstitutional ([link removed])
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By Bruce Fein on Jun 29, 2021 11:48 am
It will take much more than repealing AUMFs to stop the president from making unilateral decisions to wage war.
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** Why are tens of thousands of post-9/11 service members killing themselves? ([link removed])
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By Aleha Landry on Jun 29, 2021 03:31 am
A new study finds a disturbing trend. This military wife and mother says families aren't always getting the help they need.
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** Haphazard US crackdown on websites included Iranian dissidents ([link removed])
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By Matthew Petti on Jun 26, 2021 07:00 am
Last week's DOJ dragnet included Shiite religious websites, even ones at odds with Tehran's regime.
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** The Afghan army we tried, but failed to build ([link removed])
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By John Allen Gay on Jun 25, 2021 03:36 am
U.S. officials think Kabul could fall to the Taliban within six months, a sad indictment of our multibillion effort to build security there.
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** It’s difficult to get the Pentagon to acknowledge civilian casualties ([link removed])
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By Kristine Beckerle on Jun 25, 2021 03:00 am
A recent DOD report shows how incomplete accounting leaves victims with no recourse to redress.
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** Saudi bodyguards have been training in the U.S. since Obama. Why? ([link removed])
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By Annelle Sheline on Jun 24, 2021 10:26 am
Revelations that Khashoggi's killers were trained by a private security contractor in the States have raised some uncomfortable questions.
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